What a wonderful evening. We went with some friends to see a show called "Boomers." It has monologues interspersed with music from the Boomer generation.
We sat there mouthing the words to songs (of course I am listening to Sly and the Family Stone while typing this.)
It was a wonderful trip down memory lane (in fact it triggered some memories that up to now had been in the ether since my second brain surgery last year.)
However, when one of the actors went into a bit about his an
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I just spent the last hour playing with Adam. He is my BFF. Robin kept Kyle busy in another room.(Our 2 year old twin Grandsons) We built an overpass out of Duplos (Large Legos) and have been "driving" cars and trucks under it back and forth for a while, it is morning snack time now.
I do however, sense some construction defect litigation coming soon.
I love these little guys so much. Their laughter is so magical.
I just wanted to share a happy moment for a change.
Maybe I just need to visit my neurologist every week. (instead of ever 4 weeks) Every time I see him I feel energy charged and want to go out and show everyone what I can do. Then of course reality sets in.
This is the Doctor who originally sent me to Barrow. We are investigating what could have been an ocular migraine or just an infection. He said both are not uncommon even up to a year after the surgery. He said sometimes even the bone flap can still be troubling.
I am sooo stoked: I just got a call from Mychal Thompson. Who? The same person I played basketball with when I attended the University of Minnesota.
He was drafted by Portland and then was traded to the Lakers where he won a couple of NBA Championships.
He currently does the color commentary for the Lakers. So I wrote the Lakers and they passed on my name and contact information and he called me. He comes to SD once a year when Pepperdine plays USD. His son plays for Pepperdine.
Boy is it. I just got my new whites yesterday from the “House of Portly Fencers” and I tried them on with my knee brace, plastron, and chest protector. Then I added the lame. I could both move and breathe. What a concept.
Of course if I get smoked at nationals, it is obviously because the whites and lame did not work right. But I digress. (Me?) I looked at myself in the mirror and did not look like a stuffed sausage any more. I look solid, but not as bad. I still need to drop 50 pounds.
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I had a great meeting with the Brain Injury Foundation People yesterday. I am going to start on a committee and then move to the board. They said they prefer to do it that way. Perfectly understandable.
I am going to use my legal network connections (another Board member is already working the HR community in town) and try to drum up interest in their fundraisers etc. Actually, just volunteering in some of their projects is cool. Their next activity is a "Friend Raiser" to raise awareness i
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This afternoon I am interviewing for a position on the board of the San Diego Brain Injury Foundation.
I think it is time I started to try to give back and I think that this will also do mea ton of good. I actually should have been in contact with them a lot sooner. Take a look at their website www.sdbif.com
I mean look at some of the speaker series programs they have planned for later this year.
September 13, 2008: “What Did I Forget?”—Joann Pichurko-Duncan, M.S., CCC, SLP, Sharp Heal
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OK, so this has nothing to do with fencing or my adorable grandchildren or even my Scottish terriers. But it is a call back to a different time when I was healthy and actually very good at a sport.
Last week Robin and I had lunch with a colleague who is a benefits broker. During the conversation I learned something I had never known about him, he went to the University of Wisconsin Madison and saw me when I played basketball for the University of Minnesota.
Today’s new game is pummel the old cripple guy. I “fenced” in the Division Championships today and managed to go from a 5 seed to last place. It took a lot or hard work, but I got there. Of course with the possible exception of one of my opponents I am old enough to be the father of any of them.
At least I did not get blanked in any of my bouts. That is something, but it does not help the frustration factor.
A real high point was talking to Scott Rodgers about wheelchair. As I sa
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I love Fridays, and not just for the usual reasons. I just got back from a lesson and aside from stumbling around, I feel alive.
I started out today as one of “those” days. I was in such a deep funk and not knowing really if getting my wish of being rated for chair fencing was what I want. Of course what I want is to be the way I was before the stroke and subsequent brain surgeries.
I have such extreme ups and downs on the strip. If only people would fence me at the speed of a lesson. (
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Today 12:07 AM 